"Vibe Coding" Explained: Why Developers Are Ditching IDEs
The syntax era is over. The 'Vibe' era is here. 'Vibe Coding' is writing code via natural language intent rather than precise syntax, trusting the AI to handle the details.
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Traditionally, you wrote a function, debugged it, and committed it. In Vibe Coding, you describe the outcome ('Make the button blue and save to local storage'), and the AI generates the entire stack. You don't read the code; you verify the behavior. You check the 'vibe'.
Critics call it 'Slop Coding.' If you don't understand the code you're committing, you are building a house of cards. But proponents argue that if the AI can fix the bugs as fast as it creates them, does technical debt even matter anymore?
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Speed. A Vibe Coder can ship a feature in 10 minutes that takes a traditional dev 4 hours. In the startup world, speed kills perfection.
Knowing Python is no longer a job requirement. Knowing system design is. The compiler is now English. If you are memorizing syntax in 2026, you are learning Latin in the age of the printing press.
